Legal 500

Legal 500 is a global legal market research, data, and intelligence business founded in 1987. The company operates as a data-driven, AI-optimised research platform that benchmarks, informs, and connects providers and users of legal services across more than 100 countries. It serves corporate clients making decisions about legal representation, as well as law firms seeking insights into their market position and performance.

The organisation builds subscription services, benchmarking tools, and market-intelligence offerings, while also hosting a global programme of events and publishing journalistic commentary on the legal industry. Its research processes incorporate data-submissions and client analysis, supported by teams working across research, data, technology, product, journalism, commercial operations, and events in locations including London, Leeds, and Bristol.

The company is currently expanding its AI capabilities and building out teams to support these initiatives. Open roles include AI Product Owner positions based in London and Leeds with remote working options. These roles focus on central product ownership for AI capabilities across multiple business units, ensuring that AI investments align with business objectives, governance frameworks, and quality standards, with potential future growth for AI-specific engineering tasks.